diff --git a/meld/vc/svn_17.py b/meld/vc/svn_17.py
index 87430ba..fa8c667 100644
--- a/meld/vc/svn_17.py
+++ b/meld/vc/svn_17.py
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ class Vc(svn.Vc):
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError()
 
+        print path
+        with open(path) as f1:
+            print repr(f1.read())
+
         if not path.startswith(self.root + os.path.sep):
             raise _vc.InvalidVCPath(self, path, "Path not in repository")
         path = path[len(self.root) + 1:]
@@ -52,4 +56,9 @@ class Vc(svn.Vc):
 
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(prefix='meld-tmp', delete=False) as f:
             shutil.copyfileobj(vc_file, f)
+
+        print f.name
+        with open(f.name) as f2:
+            print repr(f2.read())
+
         return f.name
